Leila Roche, Author at The Suffolk News-Herald - Page 10 of 68

News

Welcome home

Hobson homeowners have cause to celebrate For 27 years, John and Nancy Thrower lived in a home with no bathroom, no heat, no air conditioning ... Read more

by Leila Roche, Friday, October 22, 2010 11:32 pm

News

Suffolk pushes can recycling

Suffolk is proving it’s worth its weight as a recycling community — not in gold, but in aluminum cans. From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ... Read more

by Leila Roche, Friday, October 22, 2010 11:29 pm

News

Passenger rail rolls closer to reality

Shipyard workers paused to wave at the passengers aboard a Norfolk Southern Railway passenger train as it made a slow start through the backyards of ... Read more

by Leila Roche, Thursday, October 21, 2010 9:49 pm

Home & Health

Danger in the home

The illegal consumption of drugs isn’t something that just starts on the streets — it can start in your home. Each day, more than 2,500 ... Read more

by Leila Roche, Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:44 pm

Columnists

A life worth fighting for

I’ve seen the community in Suffolk work miracles for local non-profits trying to raise money, and I saw it happen again this week. The Alzheimer’s ... Read more

by Leila Roche, Wednesday, October 20, 2010 10:48 pm

News

Tickets on sale for KFHS competition

Since last year, Jason Taylor has been hard at work turning the traditional core-style band at King’s Fork High School to a high-step band and ... Read more

by Leila Roche, Wednesday, October 20, 2010 10:36 pm

News

Lakeland drama receives grant

At Lakeland High School, students in the theater program are learning more than acting. The drama department recently received a $1,000 grant from Target for ... Read more

by Leila Roche, Wednesday, October 20, 2010 10:33 pm

Driver

9th annual poker run to remember Driver woman

Just months before Craig Parker organized the first Driver Days festival 17 years ago, his sister Sherri Parker was killed in a hit and run ... Read more

by Leila Roche, Tuesday, October 19, 2010 10:34 pm

News

Schools soon to name superintendent

The School Board hopes to announce a new school superintendent at its Nov. 8 board meeting, Suffolk Public Schools spokeswoman Bethanne Bradshaw said. Read more

by Leila Roche, Monday, October 18, 2010 10:29 pm

News

Alzheimer’s Walk a success

The Alzheimer’s Association has been moving its fundraising walk around Western Tidewater the past few years, but administrators think it may have found a home ... Read more

by Leila Roche, Monday, October 18, 2010 10:28 pm

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